ommunity Forum faces dilemma

June 2021 Edition No. 370 . . . . . . . . . . . . Price $2 or $12 annually for hardcopy, $6 online

There was no need to panic, the Farmers Inn was not on fire

Scrap the Wards mooted

One of Burrumbuttock’s most successful organisations

over the last 26 years appears is in danger of folding,

unless more members of our community take an interest

and contribute.

The Community Forum has in recent times seen a steady

decline in the number of those concerned enough to attend

meetings, and have a say.

Eighteen months ago, or so, attendances at meetings

were thinning but then covid struck, forcing the committee

to suspend activities, until February this year.

Since then, there has only been three or four locals

attending, despite the fact councillors from Greater Hume

Shire have been present at all meeting, ready to hear what

concerned our community.

In fact, at the March meeting, there were four locals

present and three councillors. This type of profile can do

nothing to improve the consideration afforded our

village, at council meetings.

Of course, when something controversial crops up,

attendances pick up; the most recent example being over

the disputed concrete footpaths in Urana Road.

When passions were roused over upgrading our mobile

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Community Forum faces dilemma

There has been a move within Greater Hume Shire

Council to have the present ward system within the shire

scrapped, and replaced with a whole of council voting

system.

The initiative came from Cr Matt Hicks who was

supported by Cr Annette Schilg.

At present the shire is divided into three wards with

separate voting for each, but the change would allow all

residents to vote for all councillors.

At the May meeting the council decided by a one vote

majority that: “the question be considered by electors at a

Constitutional Referendum to be held in conjunction with

the 2021 Local Government Elections: ‘Do you favour the

removal of the current Wards system, so that all electors

vote for all Nine (9) Councillors, that represent the Greater

Hume Council area?’”

Crs Hicks, O’Neill, Quinn, and Schilg voted for the

referendum, while Crs Meyer, Weston, Wilton, voted

against it. Crs Parker was absent from the meeting.

At present there are only eight members on council, a

situation which was approved by the Minster for Local

Government, after the resignation of Cr Knight (Osbourne).

So now it’s up to voters of decide if there is to be a change.

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Rainfall for May 2021 Monthly Total 41.5mm

Yearly total 269.0mm

6th - Bethel/Burrum 9am Lay reading

Bethlehem 9am Pr Christian

Gerogery 11am Pr Christian

St John’s Chapel 9.30am (joining Lifeway Epping’s

streaming service)

13th - Bethlehem 9am Lay reading

Burrum/Bethel 9am Pr Christian

Gerogery 11am Lay reading

St John’s Chapel 9.30am (joining Lifeway Epping’s

streaming service)

Congregation contacts:

Holy Cross, Burrumbuttock, Craig Severin 6035 1211

Trinity Bethel, Paul Jarrick 0427 263 224

Bethlehem Jindera, Jenny O’Neill 0438 263 417

St Peter’s Gerogery, Noel Salzke 6026 3409

Please note that service places and times are subject to

change.

Next meeting 8th June—10am until midday

Due to personal circumstances I am

unable to continue on in my role as the

Chairperson of the Burrumbuttock

Forum.

This group is a vital part of the

Community, being a way for the

Community to voice what we would

like and to be heard. Did you know

that we have at least one local Greater

Hume Shire Councillor at every

meeting.

By having this connection with the

Council we have the opportunity to

raise concerns and ideas for our town

and are provided with valuable

information about what is happening

at Council level and ways that we

can go about things in

Burrumbuttock.

The Forum meets four times a

year so it’s not a huge commitment

in terms of meetings. Unfortunately

we had to postpone our May

meeting due to lack of numbers at

the meeting with several apologies.

Our next meeting will be held on

Monday, 21st June at 7.30pm at the

Burrumbuttock Hall.

I am happy to stay on the forum

Committee and help in any way I

can but feel that we need someone at

the helm with a bit more time to

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phone reception, turn up at Forum meetings skyrocketed,

and at one meeting the supper room at the hall brimmed.

While local reaction probably had nothing to do with the

final decision on the tower, maybe our outcry moved us up

the que a place or two. Certainly everyone involved knew

it was important to us.

The Forum came into being in 1995 and was the

initiative of the late Laurie Lilly, a man who anyone who

remembers him, knows he was a ‘can do man’, and

instrumental in many of the advances around Burrum.

In February 1995 the steering committee came together

comprising Laurie, as well as Fee Coleman, Colin

Wiltshire, Anne Mott, Graeme Beesley, and Cathy

Lillyman. The inaugural meeting was held a month later on

March 9, and was attended by 23 people, and 10 apologies

were received.

The chronicle of subsequent successes is impressive,

with one of the most memorable being the erection of the

war memorial cenotaph, at the hall.

An appeal for the funds was spectacularly successful

with the cheques rolling in, and even bottles on the shop

counter filling with donations.

In the end there were funds left over, and these went to

the hall committee, which installed the lighting around the

cenotaph.

Other notable achievements were; having the council

establish a cemetery trust, have an oxy-via locally located

for medical emergencies, successfully agitating to have the

Burrumbuttock – Howlong road fully sealed, establishing

street numbering, having council identify and improve the

walking track, and convincing the contractors laying the

nearby natural gas pipeline, to donate computers to the

school.

And there were others, along with the basics such as

watching for every day maintenance requirements.

It’s vital the Forum remains part of our community,

because while some of time the issues are of minor

consequence, the organisation needs to be in place to

provide the community voice when serious matters, such

as the phone tower, the footpaths, speeding through town,

and others, arise.

At present the Forum meets bi-monthly, for around an

hour and a half. It’s not a lot to hope more folk will come

along have a say, have yarn, and know what’s going on

around town.

Another event in danger of fading from the Burrum

calendar, is the Flower Show. With the driving force over

recent years, Jenny Jacob, now gone from our community,

there seems no one else is ready to take the reins.

Saddening . Colin Wiltshire

Burrumbuttock Community Forum

Meeting Monday, 21st June, 7.30pm

In the Hall

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work to drive some interest in

projects that the Community may

want to go ahead with.

In recent times the idea to improve

the corner across from the side of the

shop has arisen with the idea of

potentially creating a display of local

farm machinery.

The forum is a group of people

who want to help Burrumbuttock and

is always looking for people who

would like to join us.

Please contact me on 0428 293 256

is you would like to talk to me more

about the Forum.

Fleur Hall.


We have been learning about scientific experiments and particularly ‘fair tests’. We wrote a procedure ‘How to make a vegemite sandwich’ for Maddy to follow. As a result, there were some very interesting sandwichs!? We realised how important it is to have very detailed procedures!

EDUCATION EXECUTIVES

VISIT SCHOOL Mr Dean White, (Executive

Director, School Performance Rural

South and West), and Mrs Sue

Lowe, (Director, Educational

Leadership Hume Network), visited

our school recently

The visitors were very impressed

with our school and community,

and enjoyed sharing some learning with the students. In

Banksia students read to Mr White and taught him a

literacy game, and the Waratah students shared their

writing ideas about ‘What Matters’.

The topics range from rural issues to sustainability to

Banksia have loved developing and practising their hockey skills.

equality for humanity. Mr White was very interested in our

learning, and was impressed with what the P&C have done

around our school.

He recognised the community efforts to ensure the

success of our school.

We also discussed ‘fair’ tests and experimented with different natural water filters. We tested rocks, grass, leaves and bark. We had many scientific discussions about each other’s methods and our findings. It was great to work with Maddy—an environmental scientist. Just like professional scientists we did not agree on the findings and discovered the need to do many tests to prove our hypothesis

We have been very busy at Preschool,

enjoying lots of sunny time outside before it

gets colder. We have been lucky to have

Declan the Music Man visit us and share his

instruments from all over the world.

Did you know that the oldest instrument in the

world is the clapsticks made by Aboriginal

people? We were happy to have the K-2

class from Burrumbuttock Public School

come and share in the fun with Declan.

We have then just visited the school

to learn about some of the deadly

and dangerous animals that live

in Australia with the

Deadly Australian Show.

It is wonderful to be able

to work so closely with our

local school and share these

great resources.

At Preschool we have

been getting to know each

other with several new

children starting with us

this term.

We are excited to have

Arwen, Fletcher and Harriet

join us at Preschool, with Zoe

starting late last term as well. We have been becoming

more familiar with the alphabet and with numbers.

We are getting so clever we even tackled some addition of

numbers as a whole group. We have also been exploring some

science, making volcanoes in the sandpit with bi-carb soda,

vinegar and food dye. We tried some suggestions of adding dish

washing liquid but found the original recipe is the best.

A huge thankyou to everyone that ordered the lovely

Holbrook Bakery Pies as part of our pie drive. We raised $2000

this year and we can assure you that over $11 500 worth of pies

is a lot of pies in the supper room at the hall to be sorted out.

We also had a really success Bunnings BBQ on Mother’s

Day raising a further $1000 for the Preschool. We are working

to identify resources that need updating and that we would like to

purchase with this money.

For Mother’s Day we had fun answering some questions about

our Mum’s. Apparently our Mum’s like to do washing and like it

when we play with them and don’t like it when we are naughty!!!

We were able to adjust our cards according to each child’s our

learning journey in regards to writing, some wrote their name,

some wrote love and their name and others wrote the whole

message.

Each child is an individual, learning at their own pace and we

work hard to ensure that each child is challenged and supported.

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Plantings in Wirraminna

What’s on in June

This week we had some very welcome rain, after quite

a long dry spell, and planting is in full swing. It is a great

pleasure to plant into damp soil, and know that after a

small watering in, we should be able to put the hoses away

for a while.

Everything in the gardens is looking fresh and happy

and the water level in the dam has risen. The new climate

resilience garden that will replace the Nelder pine trees

will be planted in the next few weeks.

Weed mat has been laid and mulched in three beds, and

gravel mulch spread on two, and they will be planted with

species from five vegetation types that occur in drier areas

to the north and west of us, using seed from those areas.

Following two break-ins and thefts from our sheds we

have installed a security system, which we hope will deter

future efforts to remove our tools.

We are grateful to the Greater Hume Shire for

recompensing us for the loss of so much equipment and

tools. It is a sad thing that community groups are targeted

by thieves, but it seems to be increasingly common.

A couple of weeks ago we had a visit from Jeanette

Crew from the Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre in

Deniliquin, where she teaches Wamba Wamba Perreppa

Perrepppa culture.

She and Master Weaver Leticia Ross demonstrated

some traditional weaving techniques and the use of plant

materials which we have growing at Wirraminna. Jeanette

had a great fund of stories about her life and experiences

and was very generous with her knowledge. We are

hoping to be able to have a weaving workshop soon.

The new toilet block is close to completion, which will

be very welcome as we have many school groups booked

in for visits, including 75 students form Corowa this week.

We are very glad to have Stacee back with us, returning

form maternity leave, and thank Maddy for filling in for

her as Centre Manager while she was on leave.

Markets at the G-Rodge—Gerogery Hotel 12 June 2021 - 9am - 1pm Markets at the G-Rodge are held on the second Saturday of every month, showcasing local, homemade and handcrafted talent!

Contact: Gerogery Hotel - 6026 0516

Walla Community Markets—Walla Hall 13 June 2021 - 12pm - 2pm The Walla Walla Community Markets are held on the second Sunday of each month. You will find a range of local produce and products such as cakes, jam, eggs, salami, greeting cards, craft items and more.

Contact: Elisa - 0431 877 499

Schoolhouse for Jindera Council decided to gift and relocate Glenellen

Schoolhouse building to the Jindera Pioneer Museum &

Historical Society free of charge.

The society will be responsible for all costs associated

with the relocation and transportation of the building,

including but not limited to insurance, regulatory

applications and permits.

Council will waive the associated Development

Application fees

The Jindera Pioneer Museum & Historical Society must

make application for all required permits, approvals and

licences, as required by Council and Department of

Planning, Industry & Environment – Crown Lands.

The Mayor and General Manager have been authorised

to facilitate the required formalities.

Councillors set new pay rate The fee payable to Great Hume Councillors be set at

$12,400 per annum effective 1 July 2021.

At the May meeting of councillors it was resolved that

in addition to the adopted councillor fee above, the fee

payable to the mayor be set at $27,060 per annum

effective 1 July 2021 of which $4,321 be paid to the

Deputy Mayor (balance payable to the Mayor $22,739).

An allowance of $4,321 be paid to the Deputy Mayor

from the 2021/2022 Mayoral Allowance

If Brocklesby pub is sold The Council will advise Brocklesby Community Inc.

that if a decision is made to dispose of the Brocklesby

Hotel building, the net proceeds of the sale will be

quarantined for use on community projects within

Brocklesby.

Proper planning prevents poor performance

The Advisory Committee

Marjorie views the range

Lunch time


With a number of spots in Wirraminna needing some

upgrading, it was decided to undertake another round of

plantings.

So it was off to the Park Lane Nursery in Wangaratta to

check out the natives, and make some purchases.

There was a good turn out of advisers boarding the Vile

bus, with trailer in tow, for the excursion.

By the end of the day the trailer was full of native

refreshments for planting, and all were happy.

Three wins in May has firsts back on track


Burrumbuttock Tennis Club

Hi Readers, Representative:

Club Member Wil Lindner was a part

of the Riverina Primary School Tennis

Team that played in the

Recent NSW Zone State Finals in

Newcastle. The team preformed well

against much more experience

opposition and will gain a lot from the

Carnival.

A Night Out:

The Club has booked a table for the

Wimbledon on the Murray (a evening

with Todd Woodbridge and John

Fitzgerald) at the Commercial Club on

June 26. A part of the evening will be

the Presentation to recipients who have

been recently awarded a Life

Membership of their Club which will

include our Member Maurice who was awarded a Life

Membership at our recent AGM.

Catering:

The Club will cater at Frank Tynan’s Poultry Sale on

June 27 at the Albury Showgrounds. The Club will

require Helpers on the day and with the preparation of

food.

If you can help in anyway contact Bec Lindner.

Next Season:

A End of Season Review was circulated to all members

Above: Riverina Primary School Team. Wil Lindner (far

left )front row next to Walbundrie’s Riley Kohlhagen

at the end of last season. The Committee would like your

reply (if not already returned) ASAP so the Committee can

start planning for next season.

Until Next Month

Kind Regards

Maurice Tynan

President Burrumbuttock Tennis Club

G’Day All and welcome to June.

Winter is here and after a few frosty

mornings, and a bit of rain, it looks

like it might be a cool month ahead.

Hopefully that “bug” that is going

around, quietens down again, and the

we can continue the footy season

without any interruptions.

May was a lot more enjoyable

month for the footy club. The Seniors

started to get themselves back on

track with three wins from four

games, the Reserves and U14’s also

had the same result, and theU17’s are

still waiting for their first win,

although they have picked up a few

more players and starting to play

good footy. A win for them is very

close.

The month ahead is June 5 th V Lockhart ( Burrum ) awards at The Farmers Inn, June 12th v CDHBU(away) awards at Coreen, June 19th V Henty ( Brock ) awards in the Function Room, June 26th v Murray Magpies (away) awards at The Ball.

After the Lockhart game at Burrum on June 5th , we will be holding the Brock Burrum Open table tennis tournament. $10 entry will get you tea and a spot in the tournament.

The theme is Wimbledon, so

come along in your “Whites” and

enjoy a fun night. Bar facilities will

be available.

The Annual Football and Netball

Club Ball will be held on Saturday

the 26 th of June at the SS&A Club

after the Murray Magpies game.

Dress is formal and tickets will be out

shortly.

A two course meal and all the

dancing you want is included in the

ticket price, so come along and enjoy

one of the major nights on the social

calendar for the Brock Burrum FNC.

I hope to catch up with you

somewhere at the footy during June.

Steve Koschitzke

0412926671


Lilly Griparis Sarah Schulz

Seven rounds of football and netball have been completed in what has been beautiful autumn weather.

This weekend we have our first general bye and for our senior sides this will no doubt be a welcome relief with some of players unfortunately receiving some big injuries.

Junior Netball

With our Net Set Go girls we now have over 20 girls on our list. This is so exciting for the future of our club.

Our coaches Mim Dunstan and Lisa Burns are doing a sensational job with these girls. Our older and more experienced players have been dominating each week against our opposition teams.

Since round one they have won every match.

Our beginners and younger girls are developing their skills and having opportunities to play amongst themselves each Saturday.

It has been wonderful to see many mums on the court too assisting our future stars!

With no netball last season our Net Set Go goal posts from Burrumbuttock courts went missing.

A BIG thank you to Jindera Netball Club who kindly gave us theirs.

Our under 11’s have began the season well with 5 wins and only two defeats.

Within this side there are several girls who have never played competitive netball and it has been fantastic to see how quickly these girls are adapting and learning to play this wonderful game.

The under 13’s are currently undefeated and are on top of the ladder. Coach Jess Tracey has been doing a wonderful job with this side.

The girls are a versatile group and show they can play both ends of the court.

Last week our under 15’s had their second win to the season. The girls are improving each week and have been competitive.

Congratulations to Lani Wall and Milly McAlister who were selected for the Hume Netball League 17 and under side. Both these girls have

stepped up this year and are playing Senior netball.

What an asset they will be for the Hume side. A great achievement.

Senior Netball

Our C Res side have had 4 wins this season and are currently sitting in the top 6 of the ladder.

Due to lots of injuries in our Senior grades the club is excited to welcome back past members to our club Learna Bolton and Michelle Armstrong.

We also welcome a familiar face in the Hume league Kim Graetz and youngster Millie Watson. These girls will certainly be an asset to this side and provide lots of experience.

C Grade last week unfortunately saw playing coach Mel Litchfield go down to a season ending injury.

The girls won the game for Mel and it was their first win for the season.

With lots of changes to this team the girls will certainly settle and be more competitive after the bye.

Last week our B Grade side too had won their first win for the season. Each week the girls are improving and have proven to match sides even though the score line does not necessarily show this. After the bye more wins will come their way.

A Grade have had two wins this season. Coach Tahleah Hereiuka has a young side and the girls too are improving each week.

During the week Tahleah has been organising extra fitness for the Senior players on a Tuesday night, which has been great.

There have been several players for the BB Saints who have played milestones over the past weeks.

Congratulations to Mikayla Hawkins and Michala Ballentine on 100 games and Sophie Boulton and Paige Koschitzke on 50 games. A brilliant effort.

We wish the following players a speedy recovery from injury Millie Watson, Alicia Reid, Nikki Stevens, Mel Litchfield and Shae Eastick.

Go the BB SAINTS!!!!!

Fiona Schulz

Brock-Burrum Netball


List of Committee and Contacts

Anglers Club Jocelyn Beale 6029 3327

Bethel Lutheran Church Paul Jarick 6026 3224

Burrumbuttock Bulletin Marion Vile 6026 5258

Burrumbuttock Community Forum Fleur Hall 0428293256

Burrum & Dist. Pigeon Club Ron Boulton 0488459 060

Cemetery Trust Barry Mott 6029 3339

Cricket Club Don Williams 0438404 563

Fire Brigade Jeff Litchfield 6029 3227

Football /Netball Functions Tammy Burns 6029 3294

BB Saints Football Club Noel Livermore 6029 3375

Hall Committee Marion Vile 6026 5258

Holy Cross Lutheran Church Craig Severin 6035 1211

Mothers Play Group Rebecca Lindner 6029 3328

Netball Club Brianna Livermore 0414949290

If your committee or organisation is not

listed here please let us know JUSTICE OF THE PEACE:

Barry Mott 60293 339 Jenny Jacob 60293 319

Jeff Litchfield 60293 227 Sue Robey 0409 111958

FIRE EMERGENCY – 000

Fire Communications Officer Jeff Litchfield 60293 227

COUNCIL

Roads, Storms & Drainage 0419 405 768

Water & Sewerage 0408 691 637

Ranger/Impounding Officer 0427 556 659

OXY VIVA – at Fire Shed & Fire Truck

Keys:

Ashley Lindner 60293 328 Trevor Jacob 60293 276

Jeff Litchfield 60293 227 The Shop 60293 240

OPEN HOURS

Burrum Transfer Station - 1st Sunday of month: 2pm – 4pm

3rd Sunday of month 10am -12noon

Shop, Post Office - Monday to Wednesday 8am-5pm

Thursday 8am – 6pm

Friday/Saturday 8am—12.00, 5pm—8pm

Phone Norm or Janice– 60293 240

Farmers Inn Hotel – Monday to Friday 1pm – close except Tues

day 3pm – close

Saturday 11am – close

Sunday 12 noon –

Phone Mardi – 60293218

Farmers, hurry up and have your say Landholders across the state can now have their say on

Local Strategic Plans developed by Local Land Services,

with all 11 regional plans on exhibition until early June.

Local Strategic Plans are the blueprints for individual

Local Land Services regions, outlining the way core

services will be delivered to address regional issues and

priorities.

Executive Director – Regional Operations, Rob Kelly

said Local Land Services is now seeking feedback from

landholders to make sure the plans are focussing on the

issues they are experiencing first-hand.

“These plans have been developed within all 11 Local

Land Services regions by our staff and key stakeholders,

to ensure our customers receive effective, regionally

specific support,” Mr Kelly said.

“We want to hear directly from landholders, and this

feedback will help shape the way we operate.

“We know landholders across the state have a lot to

deal with at the moment, but with several options to have

your say, we hope you can find the time to provide your

valuable insights.”

All 11 Local Strategic Plans are currently on public

exhibition, and can be viewed and downloaded via the

‘Have Your Say’ platform,

www.haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/lls-plans.

Using the platform, feedback can be provided

until Sunday, 6 June 2021 by filling out a quick online

survey or uploading a formal written submission.

Mr Kelly said the local plans set a vision for the next

five years and will support the delivery of the State

Strategic Plan 2020-30.

“Many of the identified local priorities span across

regions and are important to industry on a large scale,

including natural disaster response, biosecurity outbreaks

and pest animal management,” Mr Kelly said.

“Being strategically positioned to respond to the needs

of our customers at both a local and a state level is critical

to our ability to be here when it matters.”

Landholders can contact their closest Local Land

Services office or call 1300 795 299 if they have

questions or need assistance to submit their feedback.

More information about Local Strategic Plans is available

on the Local Land Services website, www.lls.nsw.gov.au.

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